Now back at full strength with a new AD, a new head coach, and a fully stocked roster, USC looks ready to reclaim its position as the standard bearer for the PAC-12.
I can think of some examples that are comparable.
Michael Jackson ... 2005.
Sarah Palin ... 2008.
Great Britain ... 2016.
The Mariners ... pick one.
All of those were bad years for the subject in question. With the exception of the Mariners, at least those examples were limited to just one bad year.
For USC, the rollercoaster ride that has been Trojan football has been and continues to be a cluster of epic proportions, one that has now gone for about 15 years.